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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm amazed by the number and fervor of anonymous rape apologists. Really eye opening, in the most unfortunate way.

Best commentary I've read on the subject "She knew what she was doing by having a vagina on a Friday night."[/quote]

Do you know what happens when you put a red drop of paint on a cute baby chick?  The other chicks see it and peck, peck, peck, attack it until it's dead.

Brock of course is not a baby chick but he isn't exactly Ted Bundy either.  It seems so obvious that he got drunk, this young woman got drunk, one thing led to another and he touched her body inappropriately while she was passed out.  Yeah, that was pretty awful of him.  But he's been convicted and he'll serve his time.

What I don't get is the peck, peck, pecking on this guy - is he really that horrible of a monster?  And I don't understand why this victim is being portrayed as a modern day hero.  She played a role in victimizing and hurting herself.

I don't get it.

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It's not  ONLY that what he did was so appalling.  It's ALL the  ingredients of this story.  His letter.  His dad's  letter.  His  friend's  statement.  All minimizing and dodging responsibility.  The  failure of the Judge in sentencing.  Taken all together, this case really distills the  disregard our society shows for rape victims and the privilege of  white males and athletes.   "20  minutes of action"  indeed.

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His own letter showed a lot more personal responsibility than Emily Doe's letter did. He's now a convicted criminal on the sex offender registry, she's officially the wounded victim who is waiting for him to pay her back some day.  Brock's life has turned into a living nightmare.  He never wants to drink again. Ever.  He has lost everything over this.  Things went from being fun to ruined in a night.  Quite literally.  He made a horrible, terrible mistake that has taken away everything that he has worked for.  He is remorseful for it.  If he could take back everything that he did that night.  If he could unmeet Emily Doe - he would do it.

His parents and friends are still reeling from what has happened to this promising young man.  How can someone so smart and funny and carefree and capable do something so stupid and hurtful?  Not just to Emily Doe but to himself.  Why did this happen?  Why?

The more I read about this case the more I understand the relatively light sentencing suggestion from the PO.

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